2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team

"Redeem Team" redirects here. For the documentary, see The Redeem Team (film).

2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team
Head coachMike Krzyzewski
2008 Summer Olympics
Scoring leaderUnited States Dwyane Wade
16.0
Rebounding leaderUnited States Chris Bosh
6.9
Assists leaderUnited States Chris Paul
4.0
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The USA Men's Basketball Team on August 10, 2008.

The men's national basketball team of the United States won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. They qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team was nicknamed the "Redeem Team", a play on the "Dream Team" name for the 1992 U.S. Olympic team, and a reference to the fact that the United States came away with disappointing bronze medals during the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Former Phoenix Suns chairman and CEO Jerry Colangelo was named managing director of the national team program by the USA Basketball Executive Committee in 2005.[1] Kobe Bryant was named the team captain and Mike Krzyzewski was named the head coach of the 2008 team.[2] An ESPN program, Road to Redemption, followed the team's preparations. Additionally, a Netflix produced documentary titled The Redeem Team was released in 2022.[3]

The United States defeated Spain 118–107 in the final to win the gold. Dwyane Wade was the leading scorer for team USA averaging 16 points per game.[4]

Record

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Main article: United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics § Basketball

Preliminary round

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Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament § Group B

The team competed in Group B of the preliminary round.

Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 515 354 +161 10 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 5 4 1 418 369 +49 9
3  Greece 5 3 2 415 375 +40 8
4  China (H) 5 2 3 366 400 −34 7
5  Germany 5 1 4 330 390 −60 6
6  Angola 5 0 5 321 477 −156 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
August 10, 2008
United States  101 – 70  China
August 12, 2008
Angola  76 – 97  United States
August 14, 2008
United States  92 – 69  Greece
August 16, 2008
Spain  82 – 119  United States
August 18, 2008
United States  106 – 57  Germany

Tournament bracket

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Main article: Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament § Knockout round
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
A1  Lithuania 94
B4  China 68
A1  Lithuania 86
B2  Spain 91
B2  Spain 72
A3  Croatia 59
B2 Silver Spain 107
B1 Gold United States 118
B1  United States 116
A4  Australia 85
B1  United States 101 Bronze medal game
A2  Argentina 81
A2  Argentina 80 A1  Lithuania 75
B3  Greece 78 A2 Bronze Argentina 87

Roster

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The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

United States men's national basketball team – 2008 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 4 Carlos Boozer 26 – (1981-11-20)November 20, 1981 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Utah Jazz United States
G 5 Jason Kidd 35 – (1973-03-23)March 23, 1973 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Dallas Mavericks United States
F 6 LeBron James 23 – (1984-12-30)December 30, 1984 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Cleveland Cavaliers United States
G 7 Deron Williams 24 – (1984-06-26)June 26, 1984 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Utah Jazz United States
G 8 Michael Redd 28 – (1979-08-24)August 24, 1979 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Milwaukee Bucks United States
G 9 Dwyane Wade 26 – (1982-01-17)January 17, 1982 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Miami Heat United States
G 10 Kobe Bryant (C) 29 – (1978-08-23)August 23, 1978 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Los Angeles Lakers United States
C 11 Dwight Howard 22 – (1985-12-08)December 8, 1985 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Orlando Magic United States
F/C 12 Chris Bosh 24 – (1984-03-24)March 24, 1984 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Toronto Raptors Canada
G 13 Chris Paul 23 – (1985-05-06)May 6, 1985 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) New Orleans Hornets United States
F 14 Tayshaun Prince 28 – (1980-02-28)February 28, 1980 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Detroit Pistons United States
F 15 Carmelo Anthony 24 – (1984-05-29)May 29, 1984 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Denver Nuggets United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on August 9, 2008

References

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  1. ^ "USA BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES 12-MEMBER 2008 MEN'S SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014.
  2. ^ Sean Gregory (July 24, 2008). "1. LeBron James - 100 Olympic Athletes To Watch". Time. Time Magazine. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. ^ The Redeem Team (Documentary).
  4. ^ "2008 Stats - United States".
  5. ^ "2008 Olympic Basketball Men (FIBA) – United States roster". FIBA. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
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